Starmer announces sweeping migration reform at Downing Street news conference

Starmer announces sweeping migration reform at Downing Street news conference

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer announces reforms to the UK’s migration system in a news conference at Downing Street. Under his plans to reduce the UK’s reliance on foreign workers, migrants will have to live in Britain for a decade before they can apply for citizenship. There will also be new English language requirements across every visa route, which will extend to adult dependents for the first time. The prime minister is announcing the measures this morning before the publication of the government’s Immigration White Paper, which will set out further reforms to bring net migration down. Credit to : Sky News